External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 12.53 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Afghanistan, 2002–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Afghanistan stood at 12.53 current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 17.15 current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.18 current US$, in 2003.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.29 current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 1.18 current US$ | -48.6% |
| 2004 | 2.13 current US$ | +80.4% |
| 2005 | 3.95 current US$ | +85.3% |
| 2006 | 5.35 current US$ | +35.6% |
| 2007 | 5.29 current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.37 current US$ | +39.3% |
| 2009 | 9.4 current US$ | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 7.21 current US$ | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 11.03 current US$ | +53.0% |
| 2012 | 11.11 current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 12.87 current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 13.2 current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 9.85 current US$ | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 11.63 current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 12.98 current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 14.06 current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 14.69 current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 12.92 current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 15.77 current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 17.15 current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 12.53 current US$ | -27.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 12.53 current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.39 current US$, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 12.53 current US$ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.18 current US$, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.62 current US$ | 1.18 current US$ | 9.4 current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.86 current US$ | 7.21 current US$ | 14.69 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.59 current US$ | 12.53 current US$ | 17.15 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Afghanistan?
- External health expenditure per capita in Afghanistan was 12.53 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.15 current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 current US$ in 2003.
- How does Afghanistan rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.